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Do you use Roy G Biv to remember the colours of the rainbow? I do! Mnemonics can be a very helpful way to remember something and I’m sure that many of our students use them.

We start off with a summary of HMRC’s responses to the August 2016 Making Tax Digital consultations, which HMRC released on 31 January – a busy day for most of our members!

There is a light at the end of the tunnel!

On 16 February, I received an email from Ruth Owen at HMRC, thanking me for completing my Self Assessment tax return.

In this issue we have a number of articles covering a variety of issues, from some general comments about the recent Autumn Statement and draft Finance Bill clauses through to a detailed technical

5 December 2016 might seem a long time ago now, and a lot has happened since: Christmas, the New Year, a new President in the White House, and increasing daylight hours making the days feel longer.

So the January panic to get all of our clients’ income tax returns filed on time is over for another year, although looking at my private client colleagues they all seem much more relaxed and less

Shortly before I became President, the CIOT agreed to work with the Institute for Government and the Institute for Fiscal Studies on a review of tax policy making.

One of the important skills of a tax adviser is to know how to respond when posed with a difficult tax question which needs contemplation.

The Christmas period meant that our deadline for production of Technical Newsdesk was very early in December.